Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SHETTLESTON COMMUNITY GROWING PROJECT LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Established: 9 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22
Total income £129,366 £79,920 £92,507 £51,584 £61,968 £97,511
Total spending £91,364 £81,382 £84,617 £66,871 £59,733 £74,608
Surplus/deficit £38,002 -£1,462 £7,890 -£15,287 £2,235 £22,903
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£118,510
BBC Children in Need£25,211
Garfield Weston Foundation£3,000
Co-Operative Group£2,259
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Shettleston Community Growing Project
£1,019 21/10/2023
We would like to make sure that the new community fridge is always stocked so that anyone in the local community who needs access to food in these challenging times has somewhere to go.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Smelly Welly Club
£1,240 22/10/2022
We would like to give people access to fresh fruit and vegetables that they have grown themselves. We would like to revitalise our community garden and replace the raised beds.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Shettleston Community Growing Project (SCGP)
£25,211 31/01/2022
105 children impacted by poverty will play and learn about nature, growing and cooking at the Smelly Welly Club in Shettleston, Glasgow. They will make healthier choices, have better relationships ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 07/01/2022
Serving the Community for another Ten Years
National Lottery Community Fund - Shettleston Community Growing Project Ltd
£118,510 12/03/2020
35
This group will use the funding to bring local people together from Shettleston/ Tollcross through a range of activities including food growing, volunteering opportunities, community meals and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Shettleston Community Growing Project (SCGP)
£23,745 15/03/2019
36
60 children and young people from Shettleston in Glasgow will grow crops, harvest, cook and eat as well as looking after wildlife and wood craft. They will be healthier, more confident and have ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Lives, Improving Futures
£8,800 18/02/2019
12
This group will use the funding to engage a community gardener to give support, guidance and practical assistance to local people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Shettleston Community Growing Project
£3,268 19/11/2018
We want to organise a programme of food growing and outdoor activities for school aged children.
Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Children and Families Worker
£27,000 09/03/2018
The Salary Costs of the Children and Families Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Shettleston Community Growing Project
£127,986 20/11/2016
36
This group aims to bring together the community in Shettleston/Tollcross through a local food growing project. The group will offering holiday and after-school activities including outdoor ....more
Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Project Coordinator
£15,000 31/01/2016
Towards the salary costs of the Project Coordinator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 31-79
  • SWEET, Jamie
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Community Regeneration Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/12/2014, number: SC045278
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/11/2014, number: SC491339
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Shettleston Housing Association, Helen McGregor House, 65 Pettigrew Street, Glasgow, G32 7XR

Objectives

The company's objects are the advancement of education, the provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational facilities, and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, to be furthered in and to benefit those resident in the Operating Area, as the directors consider appropriate

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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